complete verse (Joshua 22:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 22:17:

  • Kupsabiny: “Are you not at all considering the trouble which the sin that the people in Peor did brought to us? God sent a horrible sickness which has not left our thoughts until today. Do you still want to cause trouble?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Was not the sin of Peor enough for us? Because of that a plague came upon the assembly of the LORD. Even ’till today we still have not been able to be purified of that.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Have- we (incl.) not yet -learned from our sin there in Peor? Because of that the LORD sent us (incl.) afflictions/evils/disaster, and indeed until now we (incl.) are- still -suffering.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Have you forgotten what happened at Peor, when some Israelis sinned by worshiping the god that the Moab people-group worship? Many Israelis became very sick and died because of that sin, and we are still suffering because of their sin.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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